Skin Cancer In Young
Specialists of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) warned about increased skin or skin cancer at even younger due to lifestyles and fashion for a tan.
The most common cause of skin cancer is sunlight, but there are also environmental factors like pollution, not forgetting the genetic predisposition.
They indicated that this condition usually affected farmers, or people whose type of work spent time under the sun, now the problem is more widespread, changes in behavior (people going to the beach to swim but not tanning) .
They explained that skin cancer usually produces no symptoms, so it is important to be aware of any injuries or stain and pay attention to your moles, especially those that are asymmetrical, as well as those with a diameter greater than one centimeter and changes in its tonality.
Dermatology specialists reported that 5% of patients who attend this service have some type of skin cancer, the most obvious manifestation being basal cell carcinoma (malignant skin tumor).
Say no to skin cancer
Recommendations to prevent skin cancer, cited the use of sunscreen, clothing that covers most of the body, stay away from the sun when the radiation is strongest (between 10:00 and 17:00 hours).
Also avoid sunlamps and tanning beds because they are so damaging as the sun.
All people are affected by exposure to sun, but the most susceptible are children and people with white faces, they concluded.
Solar radiation causes premature skin aging, allergies, cancer, and are also responsible for the long term, according to recent scientific discoveries of the genetic alterations or mutations in DNA.